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API 34-045-61682OrphanedOil well

Smith James 1

Oil well in Fairfield County, Ohio · operated by Historic Owner

Documented orphaned well. This well appears in the federal/state orphaned-well inventory — unplugged, with no solvent operator of record. See the orphan-well census for state and county totals and the $4.7B federal plugging program.

Spud date

Drilling began

Completion

Jun 4, 1913

Plug date

Total depth

2,196 ft

As published by the state

Registry record

API #
34-045-61682
Status
Orphaned(state code: USGS DOW 2022 (HP))
Type
Oil(OG_R)
County
Fairfield
Coordinates
39.86970, -82.52626
State record #
34045616820000

Operator

Historic Owner

Wells operated
118,046
Active
18,978
States
OH

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Nearby wells

WellAPI #StatusTypeOperator
Well 34-045-6061034-045-60610ActiveOther typeHistoric Owner
Well 34-045-6069434-045-60694ActiveOther typeHistoric Owner
Walters Luther 1130534-045-60601OrphanedOilNoland Noland & Strawn
Well 34-045-6059034-045-60590Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner
Well 34-045-6058434-045-60584ActiveOther typeHistoric Owner
Well 34-045-6059334-045-60593Plugged & abandonedOther typeHistoric Owner

Dataset updated . Source: Ohio oil & gas regulator registry + the USGS documented-orphaned-wells inventory.